I was going to reference the same video to show how an individual CAN in fact affect the flow of traffic for everyone else. One person hitting the brakes causes a chain reaction.

okay so what if somebody has to brake because they got cut off or something

[–] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The person who changed lanes without enough space/speed caused the traffic jam.

It's a terrible system of transportation and we all want to get off the road as fast as possible.

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The person who changed lanes without enough space/speed caused the traffic jam.

How's tailgaiting help with this?

[–] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

Oh, you know, fair. I wasn't focusing on the tailgating aspect. Maintain a safe distance at all time frfr

[–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

Or if they were tailgating and had to brake suddenly rather than smoothly because they don't have a large following distance?

[–] spectre@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The person cutting off is most likely the problem.

They need to match speed and merge in where there is space; if you see traffic merging in to your lane, leave space for them (drop speed by ~2 kph) so you don't have to brake.

[–] DornerStan@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If your driving philosophy assumes everyone is always gonna merge safely, you're gonna be jerking on the brakes a lot, at the very least.

[–] spectre@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

I hardly ever use my brakes on the highway, so idk how to respond to that. A lot of generalizations don't really function anyway due to local driving cultures and infrastructure.